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states senate. >> john is the right choice. and i urge his speedy confirmation. >> it's john john mccain so nice. much better reception than clinton herds got yesterday during the testimony of the bengahzi attacks. but it wasn't all warm and fuzzy. senator who went after hillary clinton tried to get kerry to contradict hillary clinton's testimony. but he did not take the bait. take a listen. >> senator, if you're trying to get some daylight between me and secretary of state hillary clinton, that's not going to happen today on that score. >> jennifer: when it became clear that he could not get him to turn on hillary clinton he tried to get john kerry to criticize the bengahzi situation, and then he turned it around and made senator johnson look foolish. >> you worked with me then. i'm going on so we can get that behind us so we can find out what happened, then we can move onioned that. can you make that commitment to me. >> senator, in all fairness i think we do know what happened. i think that it is very clear clear--were you a
states senate. >> john is the right choice. and i urge his speedy confirmation. >> it's john john mccain so nice. much better reception than clinton herds got yesterday during the testimony of the bengahzi attacks. but it wasn't all warm and fuzzy. senator who went after hillary clinton tried to get kerry to contradict hillary clinton's testimony. but he did not take the bait. take a listen. >> senator, if you're trying to get some daylight between me and secretary of state...
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to a united states senator. this is your opportunity. 866-55-press is the toll-free number. we will be right back here. >> this is "the bill press show" live on your radio and current tv. [ music ] that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. you know who is coming on to me now? you know the kind of guys that do reverse mortgage commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time now. (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. you would rather deal with ahmadinejad than me. >>absolutely. >> and so would mitt romney. (vo) she's joy behar. >>and the best part is that current will let me say anything. what the hell were they thinking? >> this is "the bill press show," rely on your radio and current tv. >> 24 minutes after the hour. the millennial gen
to a united states senator. this is your opportunity. 866-55-press is the toll-free number. we will be right back here. >> this is "the bill press show" live on your radio and current tv. [ music ] that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. you know who is coming on to me now? you know the kind of guys that do reverse...
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states senate. he told senator feinstein that in a meeting in her office she is the author of the bill. and she stormed out of the office not happy about it stormed right to cnn, and said harry broke his word. >> what senator reid told me is that i would have an opportunity for a vote. i take him at his word. >> bill: i take him at his word. and she continued on cnn, he broke it. >> i took away from that meeting the believe that we would have a vote on the full bill and a vote on ammunition-feeding devices of more than ten bullets. this is very important to me and i'm not going to lay -- lay down and play dead. >> bill: yeah, you know she is not either man. she is going to fight on and she will definitely bring that back and should as an amendment on the floor, and i'll say it again, don't count dianne feinstein out. she is a fighter and a scrapper and she knows that senate as well as anybody. if anybody can get the votes for that, she can. meanwhile, by the way, governor of colorado signing a tough
states senate. he told senator feinstein that in a meeting in her office she is the author of the bill. and she stormed out of the office not happy about it stormed right to cnn, and said harry broke his word. >> what senator reid told me is that i would have an opportunity for a vote. i take him at his word. >> bill: i take him at his word. and she continued on cnn, he broke it. >> i took away from that meeting the believe that we would have a vote on the full bill and a vote...
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he has been a great united states senator. he'll make a great secretary of state. i think he would have made a great president, too bad he ran such a dismal campaign and didn't fight back. and the new temporary senator will be mo cowen. >> i accept this post confidence in the knowledge i have gained working with you and the governor. you should be assured that i now go to the nation's capitol every mindful of the people of massachusetts. >> bill: this will be an historic moment, it will be the first time ever two african-americans, united states senator, neither of whom by the way was elected. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ (vo) current tv gets the converstion started weekdays at 9am eastern. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. >> you are. >> the troops love me. (vo) tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. >> you're welcome current tv audience for the visual candy. just be grateful current tv does not come in smellivision. the sweatshirt is nice and all but i could use a golden lasso. (vo) only on current tv. â™
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isn't that enough for the people in the united states? do they need a bazuka. >> michael: senator, you're no jack kipped. cruz is not winning any popularity contests. he has been on the losing side of every single vote taken and today was no different. the assault weapons ban passed on a 10-8 party line vote. with jonathan easley coming to us from skype. welcome inside "the war room." >> thank you for having me. >> michael: will this endear cruz to the far right? i want to me if there is a down side for him if he acts like this with feinstein. >> i don't know if there is a down side. i don't think there is much more he can do to endear himself to the right of his party on. but tea party freshman, a tea party favorite, he was sent to washington to do this. last week you were talking about rand paul and john mccain back and forth. ted cruz picked up on that filibuster and john mccain called rand paul and ted cruz wackadoo birds or something like that. he said he considered it a badge of honor to be criticized by the establishment wing of th
isn't that enough for the people in the united states? do they need a bazuka. >> michael: senator, you're no jack kipped. cruz is not winning any popularity contests. he has been on the losing side of every single vote taken and today was no different. the assault weapons ban passed on a 10-8 party line vote. with jonathan easley coming to us from skype. welcome inside "the war room." >> thank you for having me. >> michael: will this endear cruz to the far right? i...
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in the united states have been stopped by their collecting this data. >> right. they always say that. the key is whether it's something that was instrumental to catching that terrorist or whether it was we have this pool of data. you are doing a terrorism investigation because some insider came forward or some informant ratted the person out. we might as well touch this database so we can claim success because inside the government agencies, everybody has a program, wants to be successful. >> yeah. >> when they find out that some case is going towards good conclusion. they say, we have this data. why don't you take it? okay. fine. we'll take it. then we can say we were part of that program. but, also, this cloak of secrecy allows a lot of -- let's sait not quite truthful claims that are made during the patriot act reauthorization, there was one provision. >> you testified against -- >> right. >> reauthorization. >> raising exactly these concerns about section 215, was that it was overbroad as written and that there was a secret interpretation of it. but the f.b.i
in the united states have been stopped by their collecting this data. >> right. they always say that. the key is whether it's something that was instrumental to catching that terrorist or whether it was we have this pool of data. you are doing a terrorism investigation because some insider came forward or some informant ratted the person out. we might as well touch this database so we can claim success because inside the government agencies, everybody has a program, wants to be...
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states senate. i'm michael shure and this is the war room. >> all the action was in the senate today where debate began on immigration reform, an 800 page bill would completely overhaul our immigration system and strengthen border security, but the senate won't get to the actual bill until they weed through the 300 amends added in the last two ds. 300! the senate judiciary committee has to vote on each and every one. first was an amendment to fix the typos in the original draft seriously, like spell check the text. unbelievable. that one passed unanimously. whoever said our government was dysfunctional? they got something done. after that, things got tougher. they clashed over how many new immigrants the bill should let in. they couldn't agree an how many bill the bill as written would let in. senator jeff sessions of alabama and chuck schumer of new york had a testy back and forth over the math. >> you've got 11 plus five, that's 15, plus another 15 is 30 million people, is it not given legal statu
states senate. i'm michael shure and this is the war room. >> all the action was in the senate today where debate began on immigration reform, an 800 page bill would completely overhaul our immigration system and strengthen border security, but the senate won't get to the actual bill until they weed through the 300 amends added in the last two ds. 300! the senate judiciary committee has to vote on each and every one. first was an amendment to fix the typos in the original draft seriously,...
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states senate that managed to skip the fifth grade all together. between marco rubio saying because he supports traditional marriage doesn't make him a big got. yes, that's exactly what it makes you. bigotry is the square root of ignorance. and i'm asking to teach them some vocabulary and ted cruz -- harvard is calling and they want their degree back. >> stephanie: exactly. >> caller: we have someone who lives in the white house who has a constitutional law degree and he might explain to him the restrictions on the bill of rights that we all know. it's just -- i feel like i'm in the twilight zone. >> stephanie: yeah don't lecture dianne feinstein first of all and she was talking about the heller decision -- like she's some idiot that doesn't understand the issues he is talk about -- >> she has dealt with these issue issues issues for a long time. >> stephanie: yes. senator [ inaudible ]. >> criminals will have access to a whole range of weapons that they will have access to because they don't care about the laws that are passed. and we're going to
states senate that managed to skip the fifth grade all together. between marco rubio saying because he supports traditional marriage doesn't make him a big got. yes, that's exactly what it makes you. bigotry is the square root of ignorance. and i'm asking to teach them some vocabulary and ted cruz -- harvard is calling and they want their degree back. >> stephanie: exactly. >> caller: we have someone who lives in the white house who has a constitutional law degree and he might...
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which means on october 17, an elected person can take the oath of office and answer the united states senate on behalf of the people of new jersey for the remainder of senator lot enberg's term and that's why i'm doing it. cenk: he thinks he's a tough guy. i'll call him out. b.s. i want the people to decide right away, that's why i'm doing it. those primary elections, he said august 13 is august 14 in new jersey. october 16 he's calling for a special general election to fill lautenberg's seat, but they could have voted not even a month later in the november 4 election but that's an election governor chris christie is in. if cory booker is in that election, a very popular democratic, he might draw a lot of democrats in, who would then vote against chris christie, and other republicans on the ballot. so they don't want corey booker anywhere near their own election, that's why he gets his own special election. what does that cost the good people of new jersey? $23.8 million. what happened all your caring about fiscal responded chris christie? where is it right now? when it's to your poli
which means on october 17, an elected person can take the oath of office and answer the united states senate on behalf of the people of new jersey for the remainder of senator lot enberg's term and that's why i'm doing it. cenk: he thinks he's a tough guy. i'll call him out. b.s. i want the people to decide right away, that's why i'm doing it. those primary elections, he said august 13 is august 14 in new jersey. october 16 he's calling for a special general election to fill lautenberg's seat,...
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states senate, his assent he is saying is so stunning in the united states senate, he's been there by the way four months, okay. four months. you thought barack obama moved prematurely. ted cruz has been there four months. he's telling people his -- he's so successful, so popular back in texas and such an outstandingly successful senator so far that he is making the steps to run for president in 2016. he's already accepted speaking engagements to south carolina and to new york state and it is rumored he's on his way to iowa pretty soon. ted cruz. now, i have to tell you, friends, i think this is the best laugh i've had in politics in a long time. i mean this is lol right? seriously. there is no link to reality between -- in the thought that ted cruz could ever become president of the united states. i think he's got a better chance of being elected pope and he's not even a catholic. okay? so first of all he is as extreme as you can get right? he's the ultimate tea partier. there's no doubt about that. the other thing is what has he done for the last four months? there's a tradition aga
states senate, his assent he is saying is so stunning in the united states senate, he's been there by the way four months, okay. four months. you thought barack obama moved prematurely. ted cruz has been there four months. he's telling people his -- he's so successful, so popular back in texas and such an outstandingly successful senator so far that he is making the steps to run for president in 2016. he's already accepted speaking engagements to south carolina and to new york state and it is...
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that was sent out by united states senator today. and senator harry reid he'll listen to senator harry reid in exchange with ted cruz in the senate. >> my friend from texas is like a schoolyard bully. he pushes everybody around and is losing, and instead of playing the game according to rules, he not only takes the ball home with him, but changes the rules. that one no one wins except the bully who tries to indicate to people he has one. we're asking republicans to play by the rules. >> michael: here is cruz's response. >> i wasn't aware we were in a schoolyard -- >> there is either an objection or no objection. >> mr. president i object. >> michael: jack is he doing -- he is not a popular senator right now, and it's no secret he is not popular with his own caucus or the democrats. is he sort of a thorn in the side of the republican party right now? >> if a man is not popular in the united states senator that means he is a, doing the right thing, and b, serving his country. barack obama was running for president before he was ever el
that was sent out by united states senator today. and senator harry reid he'll listen to senator harry reid in exchange with ted cruz in the senate. >> my friend from texas is like a schoolyard bully. he pushes everybody around and is losing, and instead of playing the game according to rules, he not only takes the ball home with him, but changes the rules. that one no one wins except the bully who tries to indicate to people he has one. we're asking republicans to play by the rules....
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we're united states senators and its time to get about the people's business. so where is the people's business folks? you were elected to do that. buckle down and do your job. >> michael: omaha mayor jim suttle, i wish there were many more voices like yours in washington. we appreciate you being here on "the war room." up next, maybe it's because of his father. maybe it's because of ted cruz but rand paul just seems he should be from texas. weeks laterwell wayne slater from the dallas morning news is and we'll see him after the break. i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. [ male announcer ] it's red lobster's lobsterfest our largest selection of lobster entrees like lobster lover's dream or new grilled lobster and lobster tacos. come in now and sea food differently. visit redlobster.com now for an exclusive $10 coupon on two lobsterfest entrees. they think this world isn't big enough for the both of them. but we assure you - it is. bites. little greatness. >> michael: welcome back to the war roo
we're united states senators and its time to get about the people's business. so where is the people's business folks? you were elected to do that. buckle down and do your job. >> michael: omaha mayor jim suttle, i wish there were many more voices like yours in washington. we appreciate you being here on "the war room." up next, maybe it's because of his father. maybe it's because of ted cruz but rand paul just seems he should be from texas. weeks laterwell wayne slater from the...
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states senate. this would start in the senate, not in the house. there were four democrats and four republicans. the democrats led by chuck schumer include bob menendez from new jersey, dick durbin from illinois and michael bennett from colorado, on. on the republican side led by john mccain, including they include lindsey graham because john mccain can't do anything without lindsey graham alongside of him. they also include marco rubio from florida and geoff flake, the other senate from arizonaother senate from arizona. democrats insisted any immigration reform bill had to include a path to citizenship. had to do something about these 11 million people estimated, i think it's higher than that, who had been here, came here illegally, have lived here a long time had their families have jobs, have houses have kids in school. some have kids in the military belong to local churches members of the community, had to do something being them and allow -- give them a path to staying here permanently as ameri
states senate. this would start in the senate, not in the house. there were four democrats and four republicans. the democrats led by chuck schumer include bob menendez from new jersey, dick durbin from illinois and michael bennett from colorado, on. on the republican side led by john mccain, including they include lindsey graham because john mccain can't do anything without lindsey graham alongside of him. they also include marco rubio from florida and geoff flake, the other senate from...
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. >> bill: well, she's in washington and she's serious about running for the united states senate, i'll tell you where she better show up... right here. that seat right where you are. >> mantei te'o has some work to do if he wants to get a shot at a good nfl team. he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.82 seconds at the nfl combine yesterday where scouts are really only looking for players who can run it in 4.80 or better. espn reports the hoaxed notre dame player was 20th out of the 26 linebackers who ran yesterday. >> bill: he was thinking about his girlfriend. >> the guy has a lot on his mind. >> whenever you travel overseas, you may seek out a copy of the international herald tribune. that publication owned by "the new york times" is changing its name to better reflect a brand that will now be called the international "new york times." the paper says it has become one of the world's leading news providers thanks to "the new york times" brand and it wants to reflect that by having the same name. >> bill: have you ever bought that paper overseas? >> i read it back -- >> bill: it is a damn good
. >> bill: well, she's in washington and she's serious about running for the united states senate, i'll tell you where she better show up... right here. that seat right where you are. >> mantei te'o has some work to do if he wants to get a shot at a good nfl team. he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.82 seconds at the nfl combine yesterday where scouts are really only looking for players who can run it in 4.80 or better. espn reports the hoaxed notre dame player was 20th out of the 26...
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floor in the united states senate. meanwhile, still no sign of edward snowden but the department of justice prepares to file charges giptsz him. we will bring you up to date right here on current tv. >> the top bankers who funneled all the money to the drug lords, no sentence. there's just no justice in that. >> viewpoint. >> carl rove said today that mitt romney is a lock to win next pope. he's garunteeing it. >> joy behar: say anything. >> is the bottom line then that no white person should ever, ever, ever use the "n" word? >> yes! >> only on current tv. we have a big, big hour and the iq will go way up. (vo) current tv gets the conversation started weekdays at 9 eastern. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. the troops love me. tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. you're welcome current tv audience for the visual candy. (vo) sharp tongue. >>excuse me? (vo) quick wit. >> and yes, president obama does smell like cookies and freedom. (vo) and above all, opinion and attitude. >> rea
floor in the united states senate. meanwhile, still no sign of edward snowden but the department of justice prepares to file charges giptsz him. we will bring you up to date right here on current tv. >> the top bankers who funneled all the money to the drug lords, no sentence. there's just no justice in that. >> viewpoint. >> carl rove said today that mitt romney is a lock to win next pope. he's garunteeing it. >> joy behar: say anything. >> is the bottom line then...
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senate, and some important senate races that are up in 2014 with the control of the united states senate, and in many ways president obama's second term agenda on the line. alex jaffy covers the senate for the hill, in studio with us alex again, welcome. next cycle, 2014, how many total senate seats are up? >> 23. >> bill: democrats again like they did in 2012 have more seats to defend. >> exactly. and there are a few more democrats in red states that obama lost last election cycle, so they have to play a lot more defense than last time but at the same point, last cycle people were kind of predicting the demise of the democratic party in the senate. >> bill: exactly. the common wisdom in washington, d.c. last time was that republicans can pick up senate seats. these are people who usually get things right. >> right. >> bill: it looked like republicans had an excellent chance of holding on to the senate, and -- i mean regaining control of the senate. but the democrats picked up five seats, right? >> i think they picked up four? >> bill: four or five. so are the republicans likely to get t
senate, and some important senate races that are up in 2014 with the control of the united states senate, and in many ways president obama's second term agenda on the line. alex jaffy covers the senate for the hill, in studio with us alex again, welcome. next cycle, 2014, how many total senate seats are up? >> 23. >> bill: democrats again like they did in 2012 have more seats to defend. >> exactly. and there are a few more democrats in red states that obama lost last election...
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and for the united states senate. he conducts a real filibuster and a real filibuster on an issue where we should be up in arms over this expanded use of drones without knowing what the legal authority, what the moral authority regarding its use and without having any idea of there any limits on the use of drones. good for rand paul. what do you think? 1-866-55-press. i'm not going to vote for him for president but yesterday right on. >> announcer: radio meets television. the "bill press show" now on current tv. date, staying in touch with everything that is going on politically and putting my own nuance on it. in reality it's not like they actually care. this is purely about political grandstanding. alright, in 15 minutes we're going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first
and for the united states senate. he conducts a real filibuster and a real filibuster on an issue where we should be up in arms over this expanded use of drones without knowing what the legal authority, what the moral authority regarding its use and without having any idea of there any limits on the use of drones. good for rand paul. what do you think? 1-866-55-press. i'm not going to vote for him for president but yesterday right on. >> announcer: radio meets television. the "bill...
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in the next hour, two united states senator former united states senator byron dorgan from north dakota and the newest senator, one of the newest senators from the state of wisconsin, senator tammy baldwin. great to have her in the senate. talking to her next. >> yesterday, i saw her on camera at a hearing and it really took me by surprise. it was great to see. >> bill: 20 women in the united states senate right now. >> i love it. >> bill: we're talking several issues voting rights act in the supreme court yesterday. the sequester is going to happen. president obama has a meeting with the leadership of congress tomorrow. either the day it kicks in or the day after it kicks in to see if there's still some way they can avoid it. if they come back to work next week. you have next week off by the way? >> no. next week is a work week but if it's any indication, we could do that work in about a day and a half. >> bill: if that. >> peter, what's happening? >> we're on twitter at bpshow at bpshow. rich dahl says that's the problem. john boehner not doing his job. he could put up a bill to stop
in the next hour, two united states senator former united states senator byron dorgan from north dakota and the newest senator, one of the newest senators from the state of wisconsin, senator tammy baldwin. great to have her in the senate. talking to her next. >> yesterday, i saw her on camera at a hearing and it really took me by surprise. it was great to see. >> bill: 20 women in the united states senate right now. >> i love it. >> bill: we're talking several issues...
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rare that you get a chance toes the question to a united states senator. here is your opportunity at 1-866-55-press. we'll continue with -- what we might expect from the president tonight and is there anything there that republicans might be ready to go along with? it is the "full court press" tuesday morning february 12th. >> announcer: this is the "full court press." the "bill press show." live on your radio and on current tv. (vo) only on current tv. converstion started next. >> you are. >> the troops love me. the sweatshirt is nice and all but i could use a golden lasso. (vo) only on current tv. >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv this is the "bill press show." >> bill: joe cirincione from the ploughshares fund will be joining us in the next segment of the show. talking about among other things, about the president expected tonight to announce plans to reduce our nuclear arsenal from 1700 to 1,000 long-range missiles. peter, senator sherrod brown here in studio as our guest this tuesday morning. >> we're on twitter at bpshow a
rare that you get a chance toes the question to a united states senator. here is your opportunity at 1-866-55-press. we'll continue with -- what we might expect from the president tonight and is there anything there that republicans might be ready to go along with? it is the "full court press" tuesday morning february 12th. >> announcer: this is the "full court press." the "bill press show." live on your radio and on current tv. (vo) only on current tv....
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>> we are going to have a big floor fight here in the united states senate. looks like senator chuck grassley will lead the opposition on the republican side. we are starting to get a little bit of a sense of which republicans are going to be for this and who is going to be against it. you know, there are a number of senators from farm states especially, and swing states who are working. like they want to vote for this bill so they are looking for the base to vote for this bill. some of the folks i think you will see voting for it are people like dean heller from nevada, rob portman from ohio. they haven't committed yet, but they have been meeting with folks in their their states hispanic activists so when they vote, sthek capitalize. i think some of the farm state senators, jerry moran and pat roberts from kansas, you know mike joe hans from nebraska, deb fisher from nebraska people like that who would really benefit from the my grant workers who come in average year, and then et outline, the connell tours, if you will of the opposition are shaping up as wel
>> we are going to have a big floor fight here in the united states senate. looks like senator chuck grassley will lead the opposition on the republican side. we are starting to get a little bit of a sense of which republicans are going to be for this and who is going to be against it. you know, there are a number of senators from farm states especially, and swing states who are working. like they want to vote for this bill so they are looking for the base to vote for this bill. some of...
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sabrina, yesterday we welcomed a new member of the united states senate. taking the place of john kerry from massachusetts. former congressman ed markey sworn in by the vice president. >> please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear to support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic that, you will bear fair truth and allegiance to the same. that you take that obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion that you will well and faithfully do charge of the duties of the office of which you're about to enter? >> i do. >> congratulations senator. >> bill: ed markey served years and years 30 years in the house. or more. and ran a very strong campaign up in massachusetts. and he takes over and harry reid is glad to have him on board. >> if the senator-elect will now present himself. >> mr. president. reserving the trite object. i know a lot of people want to say some real nice things about this good man but you're going to have to do it later. we have a lot of things to do here an
sabrina, yesterday we welcomed a new member of the united states senate. taking the place of john kerry from massachusetts. former congressman ed markey sworn in by the vice president. >> please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear to support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic that, you will bear fair truth and allegiance to the same. that you take that obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion...
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claire mccaskill yesterday became the latest united states senator coming out in support of marriage equality karl rove actually said yesterday he can envision could envision a cran candidate for 2016 being pro-same-sex marriage. we will begin the next hour with the bishop from new hampshire who has written a book on same-sex marriage. michael bloomberg, mayor of new york, announcing yesterday a $12 million campaign running as senator to support the gun safety measures now on the senate floor. we will tell you about that and a whole lot more right here on current tv. [ music ] to the fire. are you encouraged by what you heard the president say the other night? is this personal or is it political? a lot of my work happens by doing the things that i am given to doing anyway. staying in tough with everything that is my own nuance on it. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them, right? vo: the war room tonight at 6 eastern why do we clean? to help keep our homes hea
claire mccaskill yesterday became the latest united states senator coming out in support of marriage equality karl rove actually said yesterday he can envision could envision a cran candidate for 2016 being pro-same-sex marriage. we will begin the next hour with the bishop from new hampshire who has written a book on same-sex marriage. michael bloomberg, mayor of new york, announcing yesterday a $12 million campaign running as senator to support the gun safety measures now on the senate floor....
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they have the power to print money in the united states. >> cenk: let's talk about that for a second before we move on to the boards. they have to the power to print money. a lot of people think the government prints money so it is not the government, it is the federal reserve that prints money. >> well, look, the board of governors is a government agency. they're created by congress. appointed by the president. confirmed by the senate. the actual work of monetary policy, distributing cash is carried out by the strange kind of quasi-private public-private banks in 12 cities around the united states. >> cenk: let's talk about that. for example, the federal reserve of new york and again people think okay, that's probably a government institution. but not exactly right? so what is it? >> you know, it is a strange structure. they're technically owned by the banks themselves in that district. they own shares. now, it is controlled legally by the guys in washington who are appointed by the president but it is a strange system. they have the boards of directors that include bankers business
they have the power to print money in the united states. >> cenk: let's talk about that for a second before we move on to the boards. they have to the power to print money. a lot of people think the government prints money so it is not the government, it is the federal reserve that prints money. >> well, look, the board of governors is a government agency. they're created by congress. appointed by the president. confirmed by the senate. the actual work of monetary policy,...
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so you have these two floridians, you have a generational divide, a 42-year-old united states senator, and a 60-year old former governor of florida. but do we need another bush? >> jennifer: i know -- 2016 is a long time away but there was an interview from "60 minutes" -- >> it is never too long for the media. >> jennifer: it is never too long. let's listen to a sound bite of that interview. >> you guys in the press are incorrigible. i was literally inaugurated four days ago. [ laughter ] >> and you are talking about elections four years from now. >> jennifer: i loved that sound bite. but they were laughing so hard. but the idea though of rubio versus clinton or bush versus clinton. that is sort of an interesting dynamic, isn't it? bush might have the gav tas to stand up. if it is hillary clinton the republicans might want to say we got to get jeb bush in. >> republicans have a history of going for the next in line. you look at george bush senior bob dole george bush, jr., they pretty consistently pick the establishment. if they keep their pattern, the tea party has not proven they c
so you have these two floridians, you have a generational divide, a 42-year-old united states senator, and a 60-year old former governor of florida. but do we need another bush? >> jennifer: i know -- 2016 is a long time away but there was an interview from "60 minutes" -- >> it is never too long for the media. >> jennifer: it is never too long. let's listen to a sound bite of that interview. >> you guys in the press are incorrigible. i was literally...
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states senate. >> and in the house. not the majority but to pick up eight seats? >> pick up eight seats after in 30 states, they elected republican governors and republican legislate temperatures and redistrict seats to make them. if that did not happen the republicans would not be in charge of the house but the resdrithing that happened in that made those seats safe or the kind of democratic year that we had in 2012 not enough to change the chamber. >> so they've got to do some rebranding and rethinking. maybe rethinking some of their policies, too. michael, great to visit with you? >> thanks. >> a lot of fun. thap for coming in. you know the political landscape. we appreciate that. we will get you back in soon. >> thanks. >> you can form michael on twitter at michaelpmeehan. see you soon. >> this is "the bill press show," live on your radio and current tv. [ music ] i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audie
states senate. >> and in the house. not the majority but to pick up eight seats? >> pick up eight seats after in 30 states, they elected republican governors and republican legislate temperatures and redistrict seats to make them. if that did not happen the republicans would not be in charge of the house but the resdrithing that happened in that made those seats safe or the kind of democratic year that we had in 2012 not enough to change the chamber. >> so they've got to do...
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. >> bill: and when you have senators who deny climate change and a member of the united states congress this week claim that 14 week old male fetuses are masturbating in the womb, maybe it's no wonder we score low. >> they are probably all linked. >> bill: so are we ready for a little science quiz? >> i'm ready. by the way it is already summer. 5:04 am eastern this morning was the summer solstice. >> bill: okay. >> second hour of summer. >> bill: happy summer. yes. boy. i'm into it. hit me. hit me. is this a real question that was on the survey. >> let's start with some easy ones. >> bill: are you playing, dan? >> absolutely. >> bill: all right. so we're sitting at home and get the phone call from pew. >> uh-huh. electrons are smaller than atoms. >> true. >> i would say true. >> true. you are both right. >> bill: by the way i'm known as the science man in my family. i don't know crap. >> that says something about your family. >> bill: they jokingly refer to me as the scientist. >> 47% of people got that right. a little less than half. >> bill: really? >> yes. with all of these questions
. >> bill: and when you have senators who deny climate change and a member of the united states congress this week claim that 14 week old male fetuses are masturbating in the womb, maybe it's no wonder we score low. >> they are probably all linked. >> bill: so are we ready for a little science quiz? >> i'm ready. by the way it is already summer. 5:04 am eastern this morning was the summer solstice. >> bill: okay. >> second hour of summer. >> bill: happy...
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that you don't have to serve a full term in the united states senate before you run for president. >> i don't think you even have to be born in america. you could be a strapping young social lim. >> you know ted cruz, people around him. is this just washington talk, or is this serious? >> this is serious. >> bill: really? >> again when i say, "serious wued i saw joan walsh column when she says the guy is never going to be president. i think they are pretty compelling reasons why not. think about this. as we approach 2016, you go to places like south carolina and iowa and some areas in northern florida and iowa and am it seems like it you have the true believers, the patriots and they are looking at ron paul and they are saying, he is mixed on libertarian issues. he is not with us on everything although i like him on some things. chris christie acknowledged that obama is a decent guy. jeb bush, you know one of the bushes, too moderate. marco rubio is disappointing us on am nestnesty and immigration. that leaves the potential of someone who is true blue and let me tell you who has been
that you don't have to serve a full term in the united states senate before you run for president. >> i don't think you even have to be born in america. you could be a strapping young social lim. >> you know ted cruz, people around him. is this just washington talk, or is this serious? >> this is serious. >> bill: really? >> again when i say, "serious wued i saw joan walsh column when she says the guy is never going to be president. i think they are pretty...
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it's all about those darn republicans in the house versus the president of the united states. >> stephanie: uh-huh. >> oh good grief. >> what was the point of that? >> stephanie: that it's the democrats in the senate that are obstructionists? [ scooby-doo's "huh?" ] >> they filibustered more than any other senate in the history of the senate. >> but doocy conveniently forgot that. >> it was more of fox and friends attempt to try to make their audience feel like they are getting what they came there for. there is a liberal bias and only fox is going to give them the truth. they should keep the relationship going. you can ask sean hannity what happens when you lie to your audience. >> stephanie: yes. >> by the way mitt romney why isn't he singing the national anthem? >> stephanie: right? >> or america the beautiful. >> stephanie: why is the president so divisive? why didn't he invite mitt romney to the inauguration. >> only mitt romney can sound like a sloweddown record. >> he sounds like a 45 that is missing its adapter. >> stephanie: right. >> so it's slightly off center. >> and meatloaf w
it's all about those darn republicans in the house versus the president of the united states. >> stephanie: uh-huh. >> oh good grief. >> what was the point of that? >> stephanie: that it's the democrats in the senate that are obstructionists? [ scooby-doo's "huh?" ] >> they filibustered more than any other senate in the history of the senate. >> but doocy conveniently forgot that. >> it was more of fox and friends attempt to try to make their...
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states senate. all of the work has been done. all of the vetting has been done. they are there, these 26 people. again, some of them have been there for years and years and years and years and the senate republicans have just refused to act. the president also pointed out yesterday: this is a problem in which some parties share some blame. the president has been slow to nominate people. in some cases where there has been a republican part, democrats have tried to held up some nominees and the president, himself said yesterday, there is blame to go around but at the same time, right now there is no doubt about it. right now, the obstacle -- let me mention one other thing that democrats -- where democrats have -- share -- why they share part of the blame here because majority leader, harry reid, if you recall not so long ago, promised that he was going to fix the filibuster so the filibuster could not be used to stall judicial nominations. harry reid hasn't done that yet. so that's something else we'v
states senate. all of the work has been done. all of the vetting has been done. they are there, these 26 people. again, some of them have been there for years and years and years and years and the senate republicans have just refused to act. the president also pointed out yesterday: this is a problem in which some parties share some blame. the president has been slow to nominate people. in some cases where there has been a republican part, democrats have tried to held up some nominees and the...
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geoff americamerkley has emerged as a strong leader in the united states senate in his first term. we tried to get him on the show in studio today but he is back in oregon and he wasn't able to make it in, because i want to give him as much exposure as possible. and he's -- he's become the real leader on this issue, and he's not going to -- geoff merkley is not presenting this as a good deal. geoff merkley knows they could have gotten rid defendant filibuster. they could have done major, major reform. instead, we get this piece of nonsense from harry reid and mitch mcconnell. >> this is the full court press: "the bill press show," live on your radio and on current tv. [ music ] >> only on current tv. event. >> it doesn't anymore real than this. >> current's award winning original series is back with an all-new episode straight from the headlines. in the minefield of the nation's gun control debate, this could be the most polarizing issue. >> anybody could claim "stand your ground" and they can get away with murder. >> only on current tv. these talking points, that the right have, a
geoff americamerkley has emerged as a strong leader in the united states senate in his first term. we tried to get him on the show in studio today but he is back in oregon and he wasn't able to make it in, because i want to give him as much exposure as possible. and he's -- he's become the real leader on this issue, and he's not going to -- geoff merkley is not presenting this as a good deal. geoff merkley knows they could have gotten rid defendant filibuster. they could have done major, major...
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crudely insulted two female united states senators, called hillary clinton a worthlessbitch and dianne feinstein a worthless whore. it is an outrage to have him in the chamber tonight. if john boehner had any respect for the members of congress or the president of the united states, he would prohibit ted nugent from attending. america deserves better. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." [ ♪ theme ♪ ] stephanie: hello, current tv land. our number one jackie schechner. for political geeks, it's like christmas morning, state of the union night. did you hear who's going to be there? ted nugent. >> bill press just called him a terd in the punch bowl. stephanie: there's a metal detector before you get in, right? just checking. >> if you threaten the president, under investigation which he was then probably not allowed to come to the state of the union. stephanie: one would think. i hope the secret service men go like this, watching you. >> they should prohibit him from coming. it seems a strange thing to allow. stephanie: it's a new level of disrespect for the president. >> and
crudely insulted two female united states senators, called hillary clinton a worthlessbitch and dianne feinstein a worthless whore. it is an outrage to have him in the chamber tonight. if john boehner had any respect for the members of congress or the president of the united states, he would prohibit ted nugent from attending. america deserves better. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." [ ♪ theme ♪ ] stephanie: hello, current tv land. our number one jackie...
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the percentage of the population that is now controlled by 20, 40 united states senators. montana getting two. that's fine in principle but when you get too many like that, people representing the tiny amount of the population can stop everything. >> john: we're living in an era of unprecedented political realities. our republican friends opposing the president and stonewalling for their own political survival when they're terrified of a primary challenge if they cooperate in any way, how can anything possibly happen and does the president deserve blame as the pundits have piled on him for not finding a new way around this? >> sometimes yes. some of the issues are emotional difficult. you can't blame -- i hate to use the word blame. when things don't go right everybody is there to blame. easiest thing in the world to do. hence, i hesitate to do it. i think structurally, the white house has to be saying wait a minute, the state of the union was premised on one thing. we will get a vote on this. this whole notion of gun control was watered down to pretty thin gruel. it only
the percentage of the population that is now controlled by 20, 40 united states senators. montana getting two. that's fine in principle but when you get too many like that, people representing the tiny amount of the population can stop everything. >> john: we're living in an era of unprecedented political realities. our republican friends opposing the president and stonewalling for their own political survival when they're terrified of a primary challenge if they cooperate in any way, how...
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the united states senate in my view cannot function with any degree of the effectiveness if a super majority of 60 votes are needed to pass virtually any piece of legislation. >> michael: chris, you watch this body a lot closer than most americans do i want to ask you two questions: ,one, how much attention is paid to bernie sanders says these things, and does this mean that we'll see further filibuster reform. >> bernie sanders is always looked at as the far left. he's a guy who always takes progressive views. he's an independent from vermont, and he does not always necessarily line up with democrats. which is why he's an independent. progressive democrats would like to see filibuster reform, but that will be tough now. the filibuster reform would have been the nuclear option, and harry reid averted that. that's what republicans were after. they did not want to see a situation where they could not block nominees. they could still move forward to block nominees. harry reid could still threaten nuclear option. >> michael: yeah, it sounds about right to me. since brian schweitzer said he was n
the united states senate in my view cannot function with any degree of the effectiveness if a super majority of 60 votes are needed to pass virtually any piece of legislation. >> michael: chris, you watch this body a lot closer than most americans do i want to ask you two questions: ,one, how much attention is paid to bernie sanders says these things, and does this mean that we'll see further filibuster reform. >> bernie sanders is always looked at as the far left. he's a guy who...
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david vitter still in the united states senate. i would love to see anthony wiener back in politics. he was a damn good congressman. >> a lot of people have brought up on issues. >> dumb. >> especially during this gun debate. >> that's a voice that democrats really, really missed in filing to get gun control legislation. >> back to mitch mcconnell. back to your calls. maybe this is why mitch mcconnell is taking ashley judd so seriously and they would not have the been having all of this oppo research on her if they did not take her seriously. the politico is reporting mitch mcconnell's popularity has sunk to a new low. he has 36%. 36% of kentucky voters. only 36% approve of his job performance. he's been around too long. people of kentucky have caught on to him. >> people are commenting on twitter @bpshow. paul says mitch mcconnell is saying the left is dirty. if the left is playing dirty exposing my dirty tricks somebody allought to call the whambulance. >> out in joshua tree california, hello, robert. good morning. >> good mornin
david vitter still in the united states senate. i would love to see anthony wiener back in politics. he was a damn good congressman. >> a lot of people have brought up on issues. >> dumb. >> especially during this gun debate. >> that's a voice that democrats really, really missed in filing to get gun control legislation. >> back to mitch mcconnell. back to your calls. maybe this is why mitch mcconnell is taking ashley judd so seriously and they would not have the...
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win of the most unusual speeches ever heard on the floor of the united states senate yesterday barbara mcculsky singing the praises of her baltimore ravens. >> and i could not believe it. i thought the game was over. i was ready to kick back and call my sister when oh wow, there goes flacco for that 70-yard toss, and it was a touchdown. i am short and chunky but i was ready to do cart wheels around my condo that evening. she is a sports fan. >> you talk about denver game. i was like a dope, i went to the washington wizards and the loudest cheer of the evening the loudest cheer of the evening, wild applause breaks out. nothing had happened. i realized that's when he hit that pass. >> it was unbelievable. >> she makes these bets on the games. who let the dogs out? she is great. it was a great moment for the ravens. he is very impressive guy. >> he is smart. >> very smart because he will know how to manage his money which most of these players -- >> you are right. >> bill: -- don't. >> the problem isn't the money coming in. we make a lot of money but we spend a lot of money too. hopefully
win of the most unusual speeches ever heard on the floor of the united states senate yesterday barbara mcculsky singing the praises of her baltimore ravens. >> and i could not believe it. i thought the game was over. i was ready to kick back and call my sister when oh wow, there goes flacco for that 70-yard toss, and it was a touchdown. i am short and chunky but i was ready to do cart wheels around my condo that evening. she is a sports fan. >> you talk about denver game. i was like...
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so is the united states senate. president obama's out of town. i meant to check but i got no schedule today for vice president biden. i'm pretty sure he's out of town as well. >> probably. >> bill: here we are. >> just us. when i walked out of the studio yesterday, even, even though this is a neighborhood area, it is still a lot quieter. it is very, very quiet. >> bill: get on the metro, you can get a seat on the metro. you can get a table in a restaurant. you can find a place to park. >> let's not forget about traffic. traffic is normally a nightmare. it is pretty great this time of year. >> bill: everybody has been saying you get across town, not bad. but there still a little political flap going on. it has to do -- you may have heard about this, love to get your take on it. has to do with plans by nbc and cnn to do a -- in one case, nbc, it is a mini series, four hour mini series about hillary clinton in the next year or so. before she would make any decision about 2016. we're talking next year, maybe early 2015. on cnn, cnn is talking about a
so is the united states senate. president obama's out of town. i meant to check but i got no schedule today for vice president biden. i'm pretty sure he's out of town as well. >> probably. >> bill: here we are. >> just us. when i walked out of the studio yesterday, even, even though this is a neighborhood area, it is still a lot quieter. it is very, very quiet. >> bill: get on the metro, you can get a seat on the metro. you can get a table in a restaurant. you can find a...
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there was important news from the united states senate yesterday when the immigration bill was passed by a vote of 13-5 out of the senate judiciary committee. not, however without having to remove or not take up an amendment that senator patrick leahy had sponsored to make sure same-sex couples had the same standing as straight couples under new immigration reforms. that was a big disappointment. here to talk about everything that's going on down here at the capital, just a few blocks from our studio, congressman mark takano, good friend from california back in studio with us. good to see you. >> good to see you again bill. >> bill: let's start with this immigration bill. you know, states, now we have 12 states that have recognized marriage equality and same-sex marriage. and here we have immigration reform in the united states senate and the only way to get it passed out of the judiciary committee is not to give equal standing to same-sex couples. >> i'm enormously disappointed that the judiciary committee did not include a binational same-sex couples. i went to the floor a couple of
there was important news from the united states senate yesterday when the immigration bill was passed by a vote of 13-5 out of the senate judiciary committee. not, however without having to remove or not take up an amendment that senator patrick leahy had sponsored to make sure same-sex couples had the same standing as straight couples under new immigration reforms. that was a big disappointment. here to talk about everything that's going on down here at the capital, just a few blocks from our...
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i gotta tell you something any united states senator who says the opposite is a traitor right? >> good point! >> bill: yeah, the other thing, this is real personal with me because jim hormel is one of my best friends. he was our ambassador to luxembourg. he was the first openly gay ambassador. appointed by president clinton in 1998. i was at the state department when jim hormel was sworn in bid a lynn albright -- by madeleine albright and tim wu, his partner was there when he was sworn in. we were all in tears watching that historic moment. at the time, chuck hagel said he didn't deserve to be ambassador because he was openly gay and that sent the wrong message. he wouldn't be able to represent all of the people of the united states. i resent that he said that. he was dead wrong but he's changed his views since then. by the way, i don't know any republican senator from the midwest united states who thought otherwise. chuck hagel was outspoken. he apologized for that remark. jim hormel said he accepts his apology and is willing to support him today. barney frank says he thinks c
i gotta tell you something any united states senator who says the opposite is a traitor right? >> good point! >> bill: yeah, the other thing, this is real personal with me because jim hormel is one of my best friends. he was our ambassador to luxembourg. he was the first openly gay ambassador. appointed by president clinton in 1998. i was at the state department when jim hormel was sworn in bid a lynn albright -- by madeleine albright and tim wu, his partner was there when he was...
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during the break, we learned there are now two more united states senators, igor, that have come out. this is a cascade of senators. dominoes are falling. two more senators have come out in support of same-sex marriage. yesterday it was claire mccaskill. today it is mark begich of alaska and mark warner of new jersey. >> you also have yesterday tim johnson and -- tim johnson and rockefeller of west virginia saying they now oppose doma, the defense of marriage act. so these guys are really trying to get ahead of the court. and get this out. they know they want to lead on this issue, i guess. not follow the justices. it is a good thing to see. winds have really changed. they're tripping over themselves to proclaim their support for marriage equality. >> bill: who would have thought. >> four or five years ago. >> bill: that this would happen. let's go back to rand paul. i saluted rand paul for doing a real filibuster. >> you've been a big fan yeah. >> bill: no. >> let's not overstate it. >> bill: but on the filibuster the good thing, by doing a real filibuster and raising an important is
during the break, we learned there are now two more united states senators, igor, that have come out. this is a cascade of senators. dominoes are falling. two more senators have come out in support of same-sex marriage. yesterday it was claire mccaskill. today it is mark begich of alaska and mark warner of new jersey. >> you also have yesterday tim johnson and -- tim johnson and rockefeller of west virginia saying they now oppose doma, the defense of marriage act. so these guys are really...
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states senate seat was he is the son of immigrants. his parents fled cuba when castro took over cuba. the typical floridian cuba family that castro forced out of cuba and ran away from cast row and came to the promise land. bs. the washington post did a little digging and found out that his parents came here quite peacefully, quite legally two and a half years before the castro revolution in 1959. >> oops. >> bill: so they are not the victims of fidel castro which he painted them to be. and then he said oops. so little things like that. the other thing, to me, i don't think this will work because you've got to understand that marco rubio is a republican. the republican party, i don't care what they say or what they are pretendtion to be today, they are not very open when it comes to racial minorities. they are not very open when it comes to immigration. the republican party is much more january brewer from arizona brewer from arizona. it's not going to be easy to turn that around. i hope he can. i don't think it's going to be easy to t
states senate seat was he is the son of immigrants. his parents fled cuba when castro took over cuba. the typical floridian cuba family that castro forced out of cuba and ran away from cast row and came to the promise land. bs. the washington post did a little digging and found out that his parents came here quite peacefully, quite legally two and a half years before the castro revolution in 1959. >> oops. >> bill: so they are not the victims of fidel castro which he painted them to...
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in that vote coming in the united states senate. and on friday the justice department issued new rules for dealing with the media in any future leak investigations and also, edward snowden told us on friday that he is now considering seeking asylum in russia until he can figure out how to get to some latin america country. all of that we'll be talking about with our guests and taking your calls and comments on twitter, and joining our friends on facebook at facebook/billpressshow right here on current tv. ♪ conversation started weekdays at 9 eastern. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. the troops love me. tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. you're welcome current tv audience for the visual candy. (vo) sharp tongue. >>excuse me? (vo) quick wit. >> and yes, president obama does smell like cookies and freedom. (vo) and above all, opinion and attitude. >> really?! this is the kind of stuff they say about something they just pulled freshly from their [bleep]. >> you know what those people are lik
in that vote coming in the united states senate. and on friday the justice department issued new rules for dealing with the media in any future leak investigations and also, edward snowden told us on friday that he is now considering seeking asylum in russia until he can figure out how to get to some latin america country. all of that we'll be talking about with our guests and taking your calls and comments on twitter, and joining our friends on facebook at facebook/billpressshow right here on...
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snowden's being granted asylum in russia is a signal of incredibly bad relations between the united states and russia and mr. putin putting his thumb right in america's eye. >> stephanie: why don't we just putter our hand up by our eye? billy in texas, long time no talking point. hi, bill. >> caller: hello. >> stephanie: hi, billie. >> caller: i wanted to call this morning. i've been listening. i used to administer employee benefit plans. i can tell you firsthand, there's no more chicken outfit in the world than an insurance company. they're heartless, all about the money. and i get that. and it's gotten worse through the years. the problem that i have with obamacare is if you think that insurance companies are heartless, wait until the federal government starts running this. >> stephanie: the federal government is not running it. >> all they're doing is putting together a marketplace where private insurance companies can compete for your money. >> they can compete for my money right now. >> stephanie: mm-hmm. so you think insurance companies were already operating as death panels. aren't
snowden's being granted asylum in russia is a signal of incredibly bad relations between the united states and russia and mr. putin putting his thumb right in america's eye. >> stephanie: why don't we just putter our hand up by our eye? billy in texas, long time no talking point. hi, bill. >> caller: hello. >> stephanie: hi, billie. >> caller: i wanted to call this morning. i've been listening. i used to administer employee benefit plans. i can tell you firsthand,...
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states citizens. and what senator paul asked is a very simple question. it was do you mr. president believe you have the authority to kill american citizens use a drone to kill american citizens on american soil. the answer to that should have been, of course, no. but there is dodging around, and refusing to answer the question by the president himself by john brennan the candidate to be c.i.a. director and today by the attorney general eric holder. it should be disturbing to everybody, whatever party that you belong to, that you could have three top officials of the government including it's president of the united states who cannot answer or refuses to answer that very straightforward question. >> john: raha, what do you make of the attorney general holder's letter. while most of us would probably agree that the president has the right to use exceptional measures to repel an attack on the homeland, holder he's letter seems almost purposefully vague. >> it's coming in a context in which we have a dro
states citizens. and what senator paul asked is a very simple question. it was do you mr. president believe you have the authority to kill american citizens use a drone to kill american citizens on american soil. the answer to that should have been, of course, no. but there is dodging around, and refusing to answer the question by the president himself by john brennan the candidate to be c.i.a. director and today by the attorney general eric holder. it should be disturbing to everybody,...
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>> the purpose of the united states senate is to debate and to vote and to let the people know where we stand. >> you would encourage republicans -- >> i would not only encourage it i don't understand it. what are we afraid of? why not take it up? the american people will profit from it. >> that's the way to do it. you know what? the president in his inaugural address and in his state of the union, what does he ask for? he has laid out what he think ought to be done. background checks. assault weapons ban. ban on high-magazine clips. doing something about mental health and straw purchases too. what does he ask for? one thing. a vote. he asks for a vote on every one of them. and damn it, we deserve a vote. and that's where i think the republicans are making a huge mistake. this is where they're going to take a stand? they're going to take a stand. they might as well have been up there dancing on the bodies of the 20 little 6-year-olds from newtown that day. they're thumbing their nose at those kids by not allowing a vote on this issue. as harry reid said, shame on them! you tell me. 1
>> the purpose of the united states senate is to debate and to vote and to let the people know where we stand. >> you would encourage republicans -- >> i would not only encourage it i don't understand it. what are we afraid of? why not take it up? the american people will profit from it. >> that's the way to do it. you know what? the president in his inaugural address and in his state of the union, what does he ask for? he has laid out what he think ought to be done....
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member of the united states senate. he got himself a little embarrassed this week, right? what happened? >> yeah, so this was late last week. it was in the midst of all of the gun legislation and obviously it is a horrible week with boston and west texas and everything that's possibly going wrong could go wrong. and not going to say why he fell into a fountain. >> come on. >> i'm not allowed to. >> bill: he fell into a fountain. >> he was at a black-tie gala, the march of dimes -- at the national building museum. for those of you who have never been to the national building museum some genius decided to put a sunken fountain, huge, sunken fountain in the middle -- and they -- it is beautiful. they set up the tables around it. and so senator coburn after wreaking havoc and making news all day i guess was distracted and was walking walking walking and bloop fell, bum over teakettle into the fountain and he was soaked up to his neck and he had to take off his -- >> bill: he didn't just sort of step in like one foot or something. no, he went all the way in. >> all the way in.
member of the united states senate. he got himself a little embarrassed this week, right? what happened? >> yeah, so this was late last week. it was in the midst of all of the gun legislation and obviously it is a horrible week with boston and west texas and everything that's possibly going wrong could go wrong. and not going to say why he fell into a fountain. >> come on. >> i'm not allowed to. >> bill: he fell into a fountain. >> he was at a black-tie gala, the...
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by the way you might also put in a call to your united states senator, bill nelson and tell him to get off his ass and get on the right side of this issue. look no excuse for anybody not to support marriage equality as far as i'm concerned. i understand it more from some republicans because they have a political problem. but you know, there's no reason why any democrat should be opposed to marriage equality. bill nelson from florida jesus you don't think they have a lot of gays in florida? get on with it, man. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." care about rich people but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them, right? vo: the war room tonight at 6 eastern criticizing, and holding policy to the fire. are you encouraged by what you heard the president say the other night? is this personal or is it political? a lot of my work happens by doing the things that i am given to doing anyway. staying in tough with everything that is going on politically and putting my own nuance on it. not only does senator rubio just car
by the way you might also put in a call to your united states senator, bill nelson and tell him to get off his ass and get on the right side of this issue. look no excuse for anybody not to support marriage equality as far as i'm concerned. i understand it more from some republicans because they have a political problem. but you know, there's no reason why any democrat should be opposed to marriage equality. bill nelson from florida jesus you don't think they have a lot of gays in florida? get...
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states senate. we knew it wasn't going anywhere, why did they waste time passing it? they said it's what the american people want. are they right? 866-55-press. destroys medicare medicaid and repeals obamacare. back to your calls on that in just a second, but just a word about identity theft. this is happening everywhere i saw a story about a man in tennessee -- get this now, a man in tennessee gets a letter from a bank in virginia asking him why he changed his mailing address to chicago? well, he didn't live in chicago, and he didn't have an account with this bank in virginia but somebody had found his identity information and had opened that account and had used it to open up a credit card in his name. you hear stories like that and it tells you why you ought to be protected against identity theft. lifelock is the best protection you can get. call now and get 60 free days if you are not happy call within 60 days and get a full refund. give them a call at 1-80-356-5967 for lifelock ultimate. >> pic
states senate. we knew it wasn't going anywhere, why did they waste time passing it? they said it's what the american people want. are they right? 866-55-press. destroys medicare medicaid and repeals obamacare. back to your calls on that in just a second, but just a word about identity theft. this is happening everywhere i saw a story about a man in tennessee -- get this now, a man in tennessee gets a letter from a bank in virginia asking him why he changed his mailing address to chicago? well,...
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states senator and two republican members of congress. this is hardly a tidal wave, right? maybe huckabee and santorum -- what's their real agenda? >> well, their real agenda is they have their own political base. they feel that they speak for the evangelicals and the social conservatives in the party. what they're concerned about isn't the position. it is the tone and the emphasis and i think that they're very frustrated, for example, by that rnc autopsy report. it says -- comprehensive immigration reform. let's do all of this and then it doesn't mention any of the social issues at all. they feel like it is not so much the party is changing the position but that they're abandoning them. >> bill: wow. >> again the party -- they think that it is the guys in washington. the consultant class. if you put them on truth serum basically everyone on romney's senior staff would be pro gay marriage. they're kind of boston, new york, d.c. elites. and there is a big disconnect between that class of republicans and the republicans who actually decide
states senator and two republican members of congress. this is hardly a tidal wave, right? maybe huckabee and santorum -- what's their real agenda? >> well, their real agenda is they have their own political base. they feel that they speak for the evangelicals and the social conservatives in the party. what they're concerned about isn't the position. it is the tone and the emphasis and i think that they're very frustrated, for example, by that rnc autopsy report. it says -- comprehensive...